Thank you Pia.
Because people think they can pick up the bible, read it, properly interpret it and live life the way THEY think scripture tells them too is the reason we have all these "various factions" that you mentioned. You are in a faction also. You are in the faction of 'I can read the bible and figure it out on my own, I don't need authority over me, I am my own authority'.
As you know through your history classes in high school the bible (books) was not available to the average person for the first 1,500 years of Christianity because the printing press hadn't been invented yet. The average person did not own a book AND the average person couldn't read. They relied on The Church for scriptural interpretation and authority on what to believe...Just like scripture says to do.
Your "faction" has only been around for 500 years. My "faction" has been around for 2,000 years. Scripture says we are not to have factions but speak with one voice. Your faction is built on many voices and each one of them thinks they are right. My faction has one voice.
Here are the answers to both your questions in your post:
Question #1: I know where the Lord wants me. To communicate, discuss and debate with people who think they can read the bible and interpret it properly and lead them to The Truth.
Question #2: I didn't find you so I can't "find someone else". We were brought together. It wasn't our choice.
Matthew 16:18, Matthew 18:18, 1 Timothy 3:15, 1 Corinthians 1:10, 2 Peter 3:16-17, Acts 8:30-31, Acts chapter 15, Romans 15:6, Galatians 18:5-21
Respectfully, Mary